JAIL

4 letters 11 Scrabble points /dʒeɪl/

Definition of JAIL

noun

  1. A place or institution for the confinement of persons held in lawful custody or detention, especially for minor offenses or with reference to some future judicial proceeding.

  2. Confinement in a jail.

  3. The condition created by the requirement that a horse claimed in a claiming race not be run at another track for some period of time (usually 30 days).

Related words: hoosegow slammer
verb

  1. To imprison.

Related words: imprison incarcerate

Source: Wiktionary

Word Details

Letters J A I L
Length 4 letters
Scrabble Score 11 points

Anagrams of JAIL

Words that use the same letters:

JILA LIJA

Words Containing "JAIL"

DJAILOLO ENJAIL JAILAGE JAILBAIT JAILBIRD JAILBIRDS JAILBREAK JAILBREAKER JAILBREAKS JAILDOM JAILED JAILER JAILERESS JAILERING JAILERS JAILERSHIP JAILHOUSE JAILHOUSES JAILYARD JAILING

Words Starting with "JAIL"

JAILAGE JAILBAIT JAILBIRD JAILBIRDS JAILBREAK JAILBREAKER JAILBREAKS JAILDOM JAILED JAILER JAILERESS JAILERING JAILERS JAILERSHIP JAILHOUSE JAILHOUSES JAILYARD JAILING JAILISH JAILKEEPER

Words Ending with "JAIL"

ENJAIL REJAIL